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AKG – the story of a legendary brand For more than six decades, AKG Acoustics has been a leading manufacturer of studio microphones, broadcast and tour sound equipment, as well as headphones of outstanding quality and reliability. The vast body of experience and technical know-how accumulating during that time has made AKG a legendary brand world famous for the unique, immediately recognizable sound of its products.
History & Background The New Perception Series First-class AKG Sound and time-tested quality at a top price In 1969, AKG developed the K 180, the first headphones with “SCS” (“Subjective Controlled Sound”). The speakers were movable within the earcups for varying the acoustic perspective. The most popular headphones worldwide include the K 240 and K 141. They were used for most international productions during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, unfailingly delivering excellent results.
Application Note: Vocals: Working distance Vocals / Speech Your voice will sound the bigger and mellower, the closer you hold the microphone to your lips. Moving away from the microphone will produce a more reverberant, more distant sound, as the microphone will pick more room reverberation. You can thus change the sound of your voice simply by changing your working distance. Proximity effect is a significant low-frequency boost that occurs when you sing into the microphone from less than 2 inches.
Perception Wireless Guitar / Bass Wind instruments* • 30 MHz selection bandwidth (depending on local frequency plans) •8 hours of operation with a single AA size battery • Compatible • Low with all AKG MicroMics battery indicator • Smallest Application Note: The radio link Make sure that your transmitter can “see” the receiver from wherever you are within the performance area. Any obstacle – specifically, metal objects, walls, and even the audience – will weaken the radio signal significantly.
Perception Wireless Vocals / Speech MHz selection bandwidth (depending on local frequency plans) Vocals / Speech • 30 • 30 •8 •8 hours of operation with a single AA size battery • Speech optimized CK 99 lavalier microphone • Compatible • Low with all AKG MicroMics battery indicator • Smallest and lightest bodypack transmitter in its class MHz selection bandwidth (depending on local frequency plans) hours of operation with a single AA size battery • Rugged, “one-size-fits-all” C 544 headwo
Perception Live Vocals / Speech Amp Miking • Super cardioid polar pattern designed for lead vocals • Rugged wire mesh cap with internal protective wiremesh cap • Die-cast metal body • Complete with stand adapter and zip bag P5 / P5 S PERCEPTION LIVE Application Note: Vocals: Feedback Feedback is the result of part of the sound projected by a speaker being picked up by a microphone, which sets up a signal loop.
Application Note: Microphone placement Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Snare / Toms Amp Miking • Dynamic microphone designed for drums and percussions, wind instruments and guitar amps • Response tailored for neutral reproduction of instrument sounds • Integrated stand adapter and external bracket Always place the microphone as close to the sound source as possible! This minimizes the amount of unwanted sound (e.g. from other instruments) picked up by the microphone.
Perception Live Vocals / Speech String Instruments Grand Piano Amp Miking Application Note: Microphone care • Rugged performance microphone designed for backing vocals and instruments • Rugged wire mesh cap with internal windscreen • Die-cast metal body • Complete with stand adapter and zip bag A microphone used regularly on stage may sound a little dull after several years due to micro-contamination of the windscreen.
Application Note: Miking up kick drums and amps The kick drum sound will be the punchier the closer the microphone sits to the head. For a rounder sound, aim away from the beater.
Perception Live Drums Percussion • Complete Application Note: Drums: The Groove Pack drum-kit microphone pack • Roadworthy in a rugged aluminium carrying case • Comes complete with all microphone clamps and stand adapters The Groove Pack includes all the Perception Series microphones you need to mic up a drum kit perfectly in a convenient flightcase. Tom-toms, floor toms, snare drum: Place the microphones (AKG P 4) onto the rim looking into the centre of the drum from above.
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Perception Studio Vocal / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking MS Stereo Miking • Two back-to-back one-inch large diaphragms featuring True Condenser Technology • An ECC 83 dual-triode tube circuitry emphasizes even-order harmonics for rich, smooth and three-dimensional sound • The elegant remote control unit allows selection of 9 different pickup patterns from omnidirectional to cardioid to figure-eight • The switchable bass cut filter (80 Hz, 12 d
Application Note: MS miking Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking MS Stereo Miking With the MS technique (“M” stands for Mid signal, “S” for Side signal), a cardioidtype or omnidirectional microphone is directed head-on at the middle of the sound source. The side signal is picked up by another microphone with figure-eight polar pattern placed at a right angle, as closely as possible to the first microphone.
Perception Studio Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking • One-inch large-diaphragm, true condenser cardioid transducer • Professional small-diaphragm, true condenser cardioid microphone • Rugged all-metal body • Switchable 20 dB preattenuation pad • Roadworthy construction • Heavy-duty, roadworthy, all-metal construction • Switchable 20 dB preattenuation pad • AKG sound quality • Switchable bass cut filter • Designed and engineered
Perception Studio Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking Vocals / Speech Podcasting Voice Over String Instruments Amp Miking • Real Plug-and-Play (no installation, no drivers, no reboot required) • Supports Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS • Integrated high-quality Analogue-to-Digital Converter (24-bit, 128x oversampling) for convincing sound quality and low noise • Switchable bass-cut filter reduces mechanical vibration and
Headphones Studio Live Rehearsal Studio Live Rehearsal • Semi-open, circumaural hi-fi stereo headphones • Closed-back circumaural headphones • Low weight for excellent comfort • Excellent comfort Studio Live Rehearsal • Closed-back circumaural headphones • Skin compatible leatherette ear pads • Excellent price/performance K 99 K 77 K 44 The newly designed K 99 are semi-open stereo headphones which combine excellent sound and optimum price/performance.
Application Note: Wind noise on percussion Application Note: Vocal miking for studio use Application Note: Miking an acoustic guitar As percussion instruments are beaten by hand, the rapid movements may give rise to irritating wind noise. This can be prevented by installing a windscreen and/ or pop filter between the instrument and the microphone. There is a great difference in perception between singing on stage and singing in a studio with closed headphones.
Application Matrix AKG Perception Perception does it all Perception Live Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Kick Drum Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments String Instruments Grand Piano Kick Drum Snare / Toms Overhead HiHat Amp Miking MS Stereo Miking Vocals / Speech Wind Instruments Guitar / Bass optimally suitable excellently suitable suitable P5/P5S P4 P3 P2 P 17 Perception Studio P 820 P 420 P 220 P 170 P 120 P
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